Health Education Coordinator - Bilingual

County of El Dorado

Apex (CA)

Hybrid

USD 55,000 - 80,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

El Dorado County is seeking a Health Educator to design and implement public health programs within the Public Health Division in Placerville, CA. You will engage with communities to reduce adverse health outcomes and promote wellness through education and outreach.

The role emphasizes collaboration with community partners, program evaluation, and training event coordination, with a requirement for bilingual Spanish-English proficiency and potential differential pay for Spanish language skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in health education or closely related field.
Two years of experience providing professional support to health education, promotion, or prevention programs—or CHES certification or CPH certification.
Master’s degree in public health education, promotion, or prevention.

Responsibilities

Address community level health education needs through development of education programs focused on social determinants of disease and wellness.
Conduct community assessments to identify knowledge deficits and resources.
Organize coalitions of community agencies and coordinate outreach efforts.
Develop educational resources and materials for diverse audiences.
Evaluate literacy levels and suitability of educational materials.
Deliver and evaluate health education presentations and coordinate continuing education for staff.

Skills

Spanish language proficiency

Health education expertise

Education

Bachelor of Science in health education

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Master's degree in public health education

Certified in Public Health (CPH)

Job description

THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO

The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continues to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

The County of El Dorado Health and Human Services Agency is committed to transforming lives and improving futures for the citizens of El Dorado County. Our programs and services include Behavioral Health, Public Health, Community, and Social Services. We have over 600 employees dedicated to enhancing and enriching the lives of their fellow community members.

PUBLIC HEALTH

The Division of Public Health is comprised of an inter-professional team that promotes and demonstrates best practices of population level wellness through a highly diverse and talented workforce. Focusing on population level prevention our team engages in health policy development, community level assessment, community health improvement planning, partner collaboration building, public health education and proactive wellness intervention. With a County overall health ranking of 11th in California the Division of Public Health has a broad catalog of comprehensive prevention programs including Maternal Child Adolescent Health family oriented nursing services, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, California Children’s Services, preventive clinical services focusing on contagious diseases, Snap Ed, Oral Health and Tobacco Use Prevention services.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Health Educator performs a variety of duties in the planning, design, and implementation of specialized public health, substance use disorder treatment, or emergency medical services and emergency preparedness programs to meet the needs of the community as determined by the department head or program manager. The Health Educator will be assigned to the Home Visiting Program within the Public Health Division. Primary responsibilities will include assisting overwhelmed families facing the risk of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), such as child maltreatment, domestic violence, substance use disorders, and mental health issues. The Health Educator will equip parents with the necessary tools and knowledge to independently raise their children. The Health Educator will play a crucial role in organizing outreach and training events in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducting research, performing assessments, and handling various program-related tasks.

Address community level health education needs through development of education/instructional programs that focus on the social determinants of disease and general wellness of population groups.
Conduct various community assessment activities to determine health related knowledge deficits, resource availability, and community level strengths.
Initiate or participate in building coalitions of community agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals; organize and coordinate efforts to further health education goals and programs; provide staff support and technical assistance.
Select, develop, and create educational resources and materials.
Evaluate the literacy levels of the target population and the appropriateness of resource materials.
Prepare, deliver, and evaluate education presentations utilizing both instructor and client centered methods designed for individuals, groups, social, print, and live media; develops, facilitates, and coordinates the application of continuing education units as appropriate to the subject matter and/or which contributes to County employee professional development.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and understanding of community and individual preventive health intervention targeting family-child populations. The candidate will possess the necessary skills to assess health related knowledge deficits and develop effective interventions specific to the target population group. Ideally the applicant will demonstrate family centered support through case coordination facilitating positive parenting, optimal child development and a reduction of adverse child events.

Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations:

Possession of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in health education or promotion, community health, health sciences, or a closely related field;
Two (2) years of experience providing professional support to a health education, promotion, or prevention program, or a substance use disorder treatment program; or Possession of a Certified Health Education Specialist certification issued by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. or a Certified in Public Health certification issued by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Possession of a master’s degree in public health education, promotion, or prevention.

The ability to speak and read Spanish in addition to English is a requirement for this position. Spanish bilingual candidates may be eligible to receive differential pay of $1.00 per hour for all hours in pay status. In order to be eligible to receive such differential, an employee must demonstrate language proficiency acceptable to the Department Head as certified in writing to the Director of Human Resources. The Human Resources Department shall use a verbal and/or written testing process, depending upon the level of bilingual skill required of the employee, to validate the employee's skills. The differential is defined by the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Dorado and the Bargaining Unit representing this job classification. A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding is available on the County of El Dorado website.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

The Human Resources Department will screen all applications to identify qualified candidates. After screening, qualified candidates will be referred to the next step and notified of all further procedures applicable to their status in the recruitment process.

A training and experience evaluation will be utilized to determine an applicant's ability to continue in the recruitment process ranking for referral to specific vacancies. Based upon the information in the application and/or responses to supplemental questions, the applicant's education, training and experience will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula.

Supplemental questions play an integral role in this recruitment process. Please take the time to provide thoughtful and thorough responses. The information you provide may be used to determine your ranking for referral to specific vacancies. All work experience that is described or included in your response(s) MUST be included in the "Work Experience" section of your application. Do not refer to a resume or other documentation. For more information on the recruitment process, click here. Based on the department's needs, the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedures.

The County of El Dorado is recruiting applicants for Health Educator. This recruitment will establish a list for the purpose of filling current and future full-time vacancies in South Lake Tahoe, CA for at least three months. In accordance with Personnel Rules 1103.1 and 1105.1, an extra help or limited term employee may be transitioned into a regular employee if the département in which the employee works has a vacant allocated position for the same classification as held by the extra help or limited term employee and the appointing authority requests such transfer.

One (1) full-time vacancy in the Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division, located in Placerville, CA. This Health Educator position is for a bilingual (Spanish) candidate only.

The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Many job classifications require pre-employment medical screening. Depending on the job classification, medical screening may include drug testing; a positive test may result in the revocation of the employment offer.